Barcelona’s teenage striker Lamine Yamal was in top form, scoring a goal and providing two assists as they beat Real Betis 5-1 on Wednesday to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

After beating rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, Barcelona were riding high and didn’t even need their entire arsenal to knock out fellow La Liga side Betis.

Coach Hansi Flick gave several regular players such as Robert Lewandowski, Marc Casadó and Alejandro Balde a break.

They dominated proceedings from the start and it took three minutes for them to take the lead when Gavi scored a low shot following an assist from Dani Olmo.

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Olmo almost extended Barca’s lead when he fired a great shot from inside the box onto the post in the 20th minute, before Jules Koundé increased the lead to 2-0 in the 27th minute, scoring after an impressive lobbed pass from Yamal shot a volley into the goal from close range.

After attempts by Kounde and Yamal were ruled out for offside by VAR, Raphinha scored Barca’s third goal in the 58th minute after leading a counter-attack initiated by Yamal.

Substitute Ferran Torres scored the fourth goal in the 67th minute with a shot from inside the penalty area from Olmo’s cross and Yamal scored the fifth goal in the 75th minute after a quick counterattack.

The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but the decision was quickly corrected by VAR.

Brazilian striker Vitor Roque, on loan from Barcelona, ​​scored Betis’ consolation goal from the penalty spot in the 84th minute.